reptile show!

 a few wks back, little rays traveling reptile show was in moncton. after a week of perfect colors/stickers on his chart i decided to break my *"no reward for school" rule and take nate to the show as a special surprise. we went sat morning first thing, to try to beat the crowds. which turned out to be a great idea....the place was packed!


they had a bunch of different animals on display, in cages, and even on the volunteers in the main building. we stopped at the snake cage

 ewwww i just don't like snakes! so creepy

 then we went on to look at the dinosaurs and other skeletons of other animals


then it was time for the live reptile show. we got there nice and early and got 2nd row seats which was awesome until....

 this lady and her 4 friends sat down in the front row (she sent her 3 kids to stand) and blocked the view from all the kids and adults in the following rows. ok, normally this kind of stuff just rolls off my back but come on! its a KIDS show. why would you do that?????

 so nate and i went to the front and sat on the ground to watch
the guy who did the show was super funny. he cracked jokes the whole time. very entertaining for the adults

 a crocodile from florida joined too

 he was quite upset, i would be too with all the kids and the-26 it was that morning

 the placed him on the stage and tried to settle him

 by having his trainer crouch down beside him and make these grunting noises to settle him. fun!


nate and i went and got a redic over priced snack and found 1 seat and shared it for the bird show

 the birds were flying freely around the place and rested on top of the sandwich board in front
our view for the bird show until.....

 2 boys decided to walk up front after their parents prompted them too and stand in the aisle and block the view from everyone.....seriously!

 they were asked by a ticked off parent to sit down or leave!

 this is how close the birds were to us

 bird man

quick shot out the door. it got really busy!


it was worth the  money and a great special treat for us. we ran into a lot of other home school families so it was nice to chat and catch up.  i really enjoyed having 1 on 1 time with nate. i think he liked it too. so 2 thumbs up for the reptile show!


* my no rewards for school rule- i do not give rewards to nate for doing good in school.  as i explained to him, school is his job to do. he doesn't get a reward for doing good. i expect him to do his best, with out getting something for it. i don't want to start rewarding him at a young age to get something for doing something. instead i want him to want to do something, just for personal satisfaction, with out the "gimmes" . its a touchy subject, i know and i think it's up to each family to do whats best for them. and no, we dont give allowances for him to make his bed, clear the table, pick up his toys, put his laundry away or empty the dishwasher etc... he does those things because i asked him and he lives here for free. ha.  i will consider paying him for extra jobs as he gets older, like mow the lawn and while he's at it the neighbors lawn. ha


happy very cold tuesday everyone!!!!

Posted by mel at 1:00 PM